Humid stretch ahead with periods of showers and thunderstorms:

- The forecast says it all as it will be breezy and cool today with showers and then warmer and humid with occasional showers and thunderstorms at times right into the middle of next week. Any shower or thunderstorm can produce very heavy downpours. Also, there will be periods when showers and thunderstorms are more likely than at other times when there will only be a slight chance.

- The 10-day rainfall map from the Model Blend continues to show a general 3 to 6 inches of rain for the northeast with lesser amounts for coastal New England and higher amounts of 4 to 7 inches for inland areas and at higher elevations.

- See below for the official maps for Tropical Storm Bret and the new Tropical Depression (future Cindy). I have also included the Euro ensembles map.

LONG ISLAND FORECAST:

Today: Showers, windy, and cool with highs only in the mid 60's, and even cooler for the east end. Wind out of the ENE/E at 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 30 mph.

Tonight: Cloudy, breezy, and humid with a chance of a shower or thunderstorm, mostly after midnight, with temperatures steady in the low to mid 60's. Wind out of the E/ENE at 10 to 20 mph in the evening and then out of the NE at around 5 mph after midnight.

Tomorrow: Cloudy and humid with scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning and early afternoon, and becoming breezy with highs in the mid 70's, but cooler for the south shore and especially the east end. Wind out of the SE at around 10 mph in the morning and then out of the SSE at 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 25 mph in the afternoon.

Tomorrow night: Mostly cloudy and humid with a chance of a shower or thunderstorm, mainly after midnight, with lows in the mid 60's. Wind out of the S at 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy and humid with scattered showers/ thunderstorms at times, especially in the morning, with highs in the upper 70's, but cooler for the south shore and especially the east end. Wind out of the S at 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy and humid with a 40% chance of a shower or thunderstorm, mainly in the afternoon/evening with highs in the low 80's in Nassau and around 80 degrees in Suffolk, but cooler for the south shore and especially the east end. Wind out of the SW at 5 to 10 mph in the morning and then out of the S at 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

Monday: Partly sunny and humid with a 30% chance of a shower or thunderstorm in the afternoon/ evening with highs around 80 degrees, but cooler for the south shore and especially the east end. Wind out of the SSE at 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday: Cloudy and humid with scattered showers and thunderstorms with highs in the upper 70's, but cooler for the south shore and especially the east end. Wind out of the SSE at 10 to 20 mph.

- 1st image: My 5 day forecast for Long Island

- 2nd image: 10-day rainfall map from the Model Blend

- 3rd and 4th images: Maps from the National Hurricane Center

- 5th image: Euro ensembles for the next 10 days for the tropics

- 6th image: Model Blend temperatures for Long Island